'We think the American people have a right to hear directly from him'
House Judiciary member David Cicilline said Sunday that the committee has reached a"tentative date" of May 15 for Mueller to testify, though he later clarified that the date for Mueller's appearance had not yet been finalized.
Cicilline told"Fox News Sunday" that"a tentative date has been set of May 15 and we hope the Special Counsel will appear. We think the American people have a right to hear directly from him." He then walked back those comments."Just to clarify: we are aiming to bring Mueller in on the 15th, but nothing has been agreed to yet. That's the date the Committee has proposed, and we hope the Special Counsel will agree to it.
— David Cicilline May 5, 2019 In his interview with"Fox News Sunday," Cicilline said the agreement was still tentative because"the representative for the Special Counsel has" signed off, "but obviously until the day comes, we never have an absolute guarantee." He added,"The White House has so far indicated they would not interfere with Mr. Mueller's attempts to testify." Read MorePeter Carr, spokesman for the special counsel, declined to comment.
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